Eristic

Eristika ( Greek eristikē from Greek eristikē technē - the art of arguing) is the art of debate, debate and polemic developed by sophists . Aristotle called eroticism the art of argument by dishonest means. Eristic reasoning is aimed at proving the rightness of the arguing, regardless of its true correctness. Eristics should be distinguished from sophistry - in contrast to the latter, it is built not on errors and substitutions, but on the conviction of others of their rightness.

It should also be noted that the concepts of ericism and sophistry to some extent correlate with each other, although in ancient Greece they were strictly differentiated. The ancient Greek philosopher - sophist Eratosthenes considered the eristics to be "liars" and "crooks" arguing exclusively for their own benefit, however, according to contemporaries, he himself did not disdain a variety of eristic techniques in his speeches.